The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-11
HIS HEALING HANDS.
A. Ohio Farmer Who Banishes Pain
by Simple Touch.
Fi4,m nc PittsbuJg Dispatch.


AZ Ohio Farmer Who Banishes Pain
by Simple Touch.
Prem ntc Pittsbwy Dispatch.
''De son see that white-haired, country
Gel iuoi.ils chap sitting in front of the Red
Lion Heel = asked business man of a
friend whom be met on tho opposite side of
the StreSt M
well. ,Tlllt of him" answered the other.
''fic = one of the most peculiar old chaps
,N.ei met, p said the first speaker. SIZE
claims to be possessed of the healing DOW
en- and his touch is something wonderful.
1t makes your nerves fairly Jingle Formy
part don understand it,
This conversation was what led a reporter
to look up the man with healing in his
hands. He was found sitting outside the
door smoking regulation tobie, and quiet
ly watching the passing throng. His hair
and beard are snowy white, and worn short
after the country style, while his dress is
more substantial and comfortable than rich
and fashionable. Taking seat beside him
the reporter asked:
"Are you. the doctorp
mo, SIR he answered, rather innocentIy.
"Ain't you the faith-cure doctor that is
stopping herew
mo, sir, amt no faith-cure doctor, but
can knock pain out of you in jiffyif !
sets my hands on YOU" he replied, with a
good deal of animation.
The interviewer was at loss to know how
to take the old gentleman's answer-whether
he meant that he would knock the life out
of him for his impertinence, or that he
would kindly relieve his physical sufferings.
As he Gid not take a threatening hold on the
big dogwood cane that he carries, the inter
viewer proceeded to explain:
Il was told that you We're faith-cure or
pow-wow DOCTOR"
I'm nothing of the kind Ny name is
Josiah Stonebraker, and l live down in
Belmont county, O., near Demos Postoffice,
and don't have to pow-wow for living.
/ am farmer, and l do most of the under
aal,ing business in that section used to
make my own collins, but l don't do it any
more You fellows up here make 'en
cheaper than / can
mo, am not up here after collins; lust
came up to see some old friends and look
around. was here about twelve years ago,
but it doesn't look like the same place. Then
it was so smoky and dark that thought |
would have to get lantern to see nv way
on the streets"
Eyes, there has been a great change But
| would like to know something about this
pain cure"
"Well, young man, all that know is that
when q person comes to me and SAYS: 81,
I've pain, SO and So and put my hands
on the plat 9 and the pain goes away. or if |
rub a wart Oh corn, they go away, and I've
known cancers to disappear after | had
rubbed them that way.
You needn't laugh, young feller," says
he solemnly, as he laid his hand on the
doubling Thomas thigh"
1t may have been Imagination, but his
hand seemed as hot as fire, and sent thrills
to the ends of the toes
NO never laugh at such things; for you
don't know what might happen l have
saved life, and while l do not travel on it,
still feel that whenever | can relieve suf-
fering | ought to do it. AS said before,
don't have to, and am up here just to look
around.
do believe in faith cures? OF course I
do. Every Christian must believe in them.
In the early days of the church all cures
were effected by means of the laying on of
hands, amounting with oil, and offering up
prayer. Why may it not be just as good
now!
II don't know anything about magnet
ism, galvanism, nor none of your isms. l
only know that if you have a rheumatic
pain there i'll your knee, tightness in your
chest, or pain in your head, | can drive it
out. Now, you can call it whatever ism
you please.
do you believe the power is from Gods
or is it your own?n
Every good and perfect gift is from God /;
besides, we have no power of our own. In
olden times the people possessed divers gifts;
some the gift OF prophecy, some the gift of
healing, and others the gift of teaching. /
reckon mine is the gift of healing.
did you always have this powerr'
Yes; but didn't know it until a gifted
healer told me so. He said that l had a
great deal of power, and he showed me how
to use it. My wife, who had been an invalid
for twenty years. and had been in bed four
years. and only weighed about so pounds,
now weighs $50 and is able to do her own
homework. Why, sir, the blamed doctor
bills kept me poor, and she got worse right
straight along until | struck this. Then
she quit taking medicine, and hasn't taken
drop since, and is now well and hearty
rs there any nlummery about itl'
well, didn't come here to tell what
know about it," he replied 1.-THE weather
has been so bad that haven't got out to see
the town; but l am not needed at home, so
Ill stay until see some of the sights
went in to see the operate show the other
night, and tell you it beats any singing
school | ever saw. Ny salies, but amt they
a pretty lot of girls. They are almost too
fine to be of any account on a farm.
Have you laid your hands on any one
slllce you came hereY
1 %, OI coillc VI NY lIleuuS. Ou0 lduy
had an awful sick headache. She got better
right off. Another. who is great nervous
sufferer, is feeling better than for long
time One fellow, who laughed at the idea,
laughed out of the other side of his mouth
when his rheumatic pains left him.
"Oh, you're going to put it in the Dis
pdtchs Well, kinder trim it up little,
and don't go and say that am doctor, for
I amt"